Appendix 2 Statutory Merits Test Charts

THE CHILD

PROCEEDING TYPE / AID TYPE / TESTS / APPLIED BY
Specified Hearing / ABWOR or Automatic Legal Aid / None / N/A
S35 CAO Application
S38 CPO Application / ABWOR / None / N/A
Unspecified Hearing
And
S79 (2) Pre-Hearing Panel / ABWOR / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 14 of ABWOR Regs 2003)
  • complexity
  • nature of legal issues
  • ability to consider and challenge without sol
  • ability to present own views without sol
/ The Board
Sheriff Court Proceedings / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Best Interests of Child
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board
Appeals to Sheriff Principal or Court of Session / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Substantial Grounds
(2)Best Interests of Child
(3)Reasonableness
(4)Undue Hardship / The Board

NON DEEMED RELEVANT PERSON

PROCEEDING TYPE / AID TYPE / TESTS / APPLIED BY
S79(2)Pre-Hearing panel
And
Children’s hearing where S81 determination to be made / ABWOR / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 14 of ABWOR Regs 2003)
  • complexity
  • nature of legal issues
  • ability to consider and challenge without sol
  • ability to present own views without sol
/ The Board
S160 Sheriff Court Appeal / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Substantial Grounds
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board
S164 Appeal to Sheriff Principal or Court of Session / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Substantial Grounds
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board

RELEVANT PERSON/DEEMED RELEVANT PERSON

PROCEEDING TYPE / AID TYPE / TESTS / APPLIED BY
Specified Hearing
And
S35 CAO Application
S38 CPO Application / ABWOR / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 14 of ABWOR Regs 2003)
  • complexity
  • nature of legal issues
  • ability to consider and challenge without sol
  • ability to present own views without sol
/ Applicant’s Solicitor
Unspecified Hearing
And
S79 (2) Pre-Hearing Panel / ABWOR / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 14of ABWOR Regs 2003)
  • complexity
  • nature of legal issues
  • ability to consider and challenge without sol
  • ability to present own views without sol
/ The Board
Sheriff Court Proceedings / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Reasonableness
(2)Undue Hardship / The Board
Appeals to Sheriff Principal or Court of Session / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Substantial Grounds
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board

S126 INDIVIDUAL

PROCEEDING TYPE / AID TYPE / TESTS / APPLIED BY
S126 Children’s Hearing / ABWOR / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 14 of ABWOR Regs 2003)
  • complexity
  • nature of legal issues
  • ability to consider and challenge without sol
  • ability to present own views without sol
/ The Board
S161 Sheriff Court Appeal / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 5(3) of Children’s Regs 2013))
  • nature and complexity of case
  • ability to consider and challenge
  • ability to give own views
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board
S165 Appeal to Sheriff Principal or Court of Session / Children’s Legal Aid / (1)Effective Participation (Reg 5(3) of Children’s Regs 2013)
  • nature and complexity of case
  • ability to consider and challenge
  • ability to give own views
(2)Reasonableness
(3)Undue Hardship / The Board

May 2013